St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-28
JAKE SHARP.
Progress of His Case on Trial in
New York,


New YORK, June 27.-Jake Sharp tot
tered into court this morning looking
weird and worn. The reason for this
was that he passed terrible night not
even getting as much sleep as was his
lot Saturday night. Mrs. Sharp, who
had been privileged to remain with him.
had not rested one moment during the
night. With the beginning of the read
ing of his testimony before the senate
investigating committee, Sharp opened
his luStreleSS eyes and attempted to in
terest himself in the proceedings. The
first business of the session was to again
adjourn the June oyer and terminer to
Monday July II, after which Harrison
d. Kerr, one of the Seventh Avenue
railroad directors, was called as a wit
deSS for the prosecution. but he failed to
respond. Senate Stenographer Correll
was recalled to the stand while the bal
ance of the testimony of Sharp before
the senate committee or so much thereof
as the prosecution desired was read bv
Mr.. Nicol. He finished reading the teS-
timOny at 11:17 o'clock and the people
rested their case.
AID. FUILGRAFF
came into court this morning and had a
Mitchell, of counsel for the defense.
then hurried out closely followed by the
district attorney, who acted as though
he was fearful that the states best wit
ness was going to turn traitor, and he
must do something to prevent it. A ten
minutes rest was taken after the prose-
cution closed, after which Mr.. Parsons
began the opening address for the de
fense. Mr.. Parsons said that the duty
had fallen upon him to open for the de-
tense, but before he proceeded to do so
he had two motions to make that he de-
sired to appear on record. First, to ask
the prosecution to elect whether it
would stand upon that part of the in
dictment charging an agreement to bribe
Fullgratf, or on that part alleging that
he was i'll fact bribcd by Sharp. Motion
denied. Second, that the court advise
the jury to acquit the defendant, as the
case now stands under section 40 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure. This
motion was also denied and an exception
taken. MI. Parsons then opened as fol-
lows:
If there has been any expectation that
counsel for the defense supposed that this
case was to be won by the use of elegant
rhetoric, by eloquent appeals to the sympa-
thy of the jury, that expectation will hardly
be realized by anything that shall have to
say: My duty is simply to state the defend
ants case and review the testimony before
YOU. ] ask your forbearance now because
the defense, for the first time, has a
RIGHT To BE HEARD.
1t is a great embarrassment of defense in
every case that the prosecution has the right
to put its case and make impressions that
may find lodgment i'll Jurors minds that
are difficult to remove. l may as well say
here what l shall have to say hereafter, that
this large mass of evidence, known by all
men, which has been introduced by the pros
ecution, has made no case. might recite
assistant district attorney, from the begin
ming, to prove to you Mr.. Sharp's innocence.
But that would take tos much of your time
] will simply review some Of the evidence.
No evidence has been produced of direct inn
and the prosecution acknowledges its inabil-
ity to 50 eoapsct tRsm. i simply claims